Speed Rates of Tires
There are many questions concerning car tires, just simple ones such as the kind of tires that are best for different types of automobiles, or in the alignment or in the use perhaps of different tires on the same vehicle. In general, tire rates of speed should not be mixed. If tires with different ratings are installed on the same car, the lower speed ones should be placed on front. This is regardless of whether or not the vehicle is front wheel drive or rear wheel drive.
This will serve to prevent certain situations from occurring such as over-steer and difficulty in handling. And this will affect the overall speed of the car, as the top speed will be whatever the lower speed tires are rated. But most mechanics will say that for the best over all performance of one’s vehicle, optimum conditions would be to have the same tires mounted on all four wheels. Tires that are constructed differently, or of varying sizes and life of the tire, will affect the stability of the as well as the handling of it.
One should also not combine non-radial Cooper tire with radials. If it becomes necessary for whatever reason to mount these different tires on one’s car, then it is extremely important to install the non-radials on the front wheels and the radials on the back. One should never, never install one of each on the same axle. This will severely hamper one’s ability to handle their vehicles, and it is extremely unsafe to do so. It is important if one is driving a four wheel drive vehicle, that they use the same tires. All four tires should be the same size, and either bias-ply or radial. This also makes it simpler when purchasing a set of chrome rims. All of the tires should have a circumference of one and a half inches from one another, and the tread patterns must also match. The ability to handle a four wheel drive vehicle is even more precarious than regular sized cars, and that is why the tires are particularly important.
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